Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 215 - INSURANCE
215 ILCS 139/ - Uniform Health Care Service Benefits Information Card Act.

(215 ILCS 139/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Uniform Health Care Service Benefits Information Card Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-106, eff. 1-1-02.)

(215 ILCS 139/5)
Sec. 5.
Legislative intent.
It is the intent of the legislature to lessen
patients' waiting times, decrease administrative burdens for health care
professionals and health care institutions, and improve care to patients by
minimizing confusion, eliminating unnecessary paperwork, and streamlining the
administrative aspects of care paid for by third-party payors. This Act shall
be broadly applied and interpreted to effectuate this purpose.

(Source: P.A. 92-106, eff. 1-1-02.)

(215 ILCS 139/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act, the following terms have the
meanings given in this Section.
"Dental plan" means an entity that provides coverage for dental care services, including an entity subject to the Dental Service Plan Act.
"Department" means the Department of Insurance.
"Director" means the Director of Insurance.
"Health benefit plan" means an accident and health insurance policy or
certificate subject to the Illinois Insurance Code, a voluntary health services
plan subject to the Voluntary Health Services Plans Act, a health maintenance
organization subscriber contract subject to the Health Maintenance
Organization Act, a plan provided by a multiple employer welfare arrangement,
or a plan provided by another benefit arrangement. Without limitation, "health
benefit plan" does not mean any of the following types of insurance:
(Source: P.A. 100-1013, eff. 1-1-19.)

(215 ILCS 139/15)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-902)
Sec. 15. Uniform health care benefit information cards required.
(a) A health benefit plan or a dental plan that issues a card or other technology and
provides coverage for health care services including prescription drugs or
devices also referred to as health care benefits and an administrator of such a
plan including, but not limited to, third-party administrators for self-insured
plans and state-administered plans shall issue to its insureds a card or other
technology containing uniform health care benefit information. The health care
benefit information card or other technology shall specifically identify and
display the following mandatory data elements on the card:
(b) The uniform health care benefit information card or other technology
shall specifically identify and display the following mandatory data elements
on the back of the card:
(b-5) A uniform health care benefit information card or other technology for a health benefit plan offering dental coverage or dental plan shall include a statement indicating whether the health benefit plan offering dental coverage or dental plan is subject to regulation by the Department of Insurance.
(c) A new uniform health care benefit information card or other technology
shall be issued by a health benefit plan or dental plan upon enrollment and reissued upon any
change in the insured's coverage that affects mandatory data elements contained
on the card.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this Section, a discounted health care services plan administrator shall issue to its beneficiaries a card containing the following mandatory data elements:
(e) As used in this Section, "discounted health care services plan administrator" means any person, partnership, or corporation, other than an insurer, health service corporation, limited health service organization holding a certificate of authority under the Limited Health Service Organization Act, or health maintenance organization holding a certificate of authority under the Health Maintenance Organization Act that arranges, contracts with, or administers contracts with a provider whereby insureds or beneficiaries are provided an incentive to use health care services provided by health care services providers under a discounted health care services plan in which there are no other incentives, such as copayment, coinsurance, or any other reimbursement differential, for beneficiaries to utilize the provider. "Discounted health care services plan administrator" also includes any person, partnership, or corporation, other than an insurer, health service corporation, limited health service organization holding a certificate of authority under the Limited Health Service Organization Act, or health maintenance organization holding a certificate of authority under the Health Maintenance Organization Act that enters into a contract with another administrator to enroll beneficiaries or insureds in a preferred provider program marketed as an independently identifiable program based on marketing materials or member benefit identification cards.
(Source: P.A. 100-1013, eff. 1-1-19.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-902)
Sec. 15. Uniform health care benefit information cards required.
(a) A health benefit plan or a dental plan that issues a physical or electronic card or other technology and
provides coverage for health care services including prescription drugs or
devices also referred to as health care benefits and an administrator of such a
plan including, but not limited to, third-party administrators for self-insured
plans and state-administered plans shall issue to its insureds a card or other
technology containing uniform health care benefit information. The health care
benefit information card or other technology shall specifically identify and
display the following mandatory data elements on the card:
(b) The uniform health care benefit information card or other technology
shall specifically identify and display the following mandatory data elements
on the back of the card:
(b-5) A uniform health care benefit information card or other technology for a health benefit plan offering dental coverage or dental plan shall include a statement indicating whether the health benefit plan offering dental coverage or dental plan is subject to regulation by the Department of Insurance.
(c) A new uniform health care benefit information card or other technology
shall be issued by a health benefit plan or dental plan upon enrollment and reissued upon any
change in the insured's coverage that affects mandatory data elements contained
on the card.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this Section, a discounted health care services plan administrator shall issue to its beneficiaries a card containing the following mandatory data elements:
(e) As used in this Section, "discounted health care services plan administrator" means any person, partnership, or corporation, other than an insurer, health service corporation, limited health service organization holding a certificate of authority under the Limited Health Service Organization Act, or health maintenance organization holding a certificate of authority under the Health Maintenance Organization Act that arranges, contracts with, or administers contracts with a provider whereby insureds or beneficiaries are provided an incentive to use health care services provided by health care services providers under a discounted health care services plan in which there are no other incentives, such as copayment, coinsurance, or any other reimbursement differential, for beneficiaries to utilize the provider. "Discounted health care services plan administrator" also includes any person, partnership, or corporation, other than an insurer, health service corporation, limited health service organization holding a certificate of authority under the Limited Health Service Organization Act, or health maintenance organization holding a certificate of authority under the Health Maintenance Organization Act that enters into a contract with another administrator to enroll beneficiaries or insureds in a preferred provider program marketed as an independently identifiable program based on marketing materials or member benefit identification cards.
(Source: P.A. 102-902, eff. 1-1-24.)

(215 ILCS 139/20)
Sec. 20.
Coordination with Uniform Prescription Drug Information Card.
A
health benefit plan may comply with this Act by including the information
required in Section 15 on one card if a card is also required under the Uniform
Prescription Drug Information Card Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-106, eff. 1-1-02.)

(215 ILCS 139/25)
Sec. 25.
Applicability and enforcement.
(a) This Act applies to health care benefit plans that are amended,
delivered, issued, or renewed on and after the effective date of this
amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly.
(b) The Director may adopt rules necessary to implement the Department's
responsibilities under this Act. To enforce the provisions of this Act, the
Director may issue a cease and desist order or require a health benefit plan to
submit a plan of correction for violations of this Act, or both. Subject to
the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, the Director may,
pursuant to Section 403A of the Illinois Insurance Code, impose upon a health
benefit plan an administrative fine not to exceed $250,000 for failure to
submit a requested plan of correction, failure to comply with its plan or
correction, or repeated violations of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-106, eff. 1-1-02.)

(215 ILCS 139/99)
Sec. 99.
Effective date.
This Act takes effect on January 1, 2002.

(Source: P.A. 92-106, eff. 1-1-02.)